Milk-card holder



Aug. 20, 1929. w. E. MOAN MILK CARD HOLDER Filed Aug. 6, 1927 Patented Aug. 20 1929.

WILLIAM E. MOAN, OF EVANS'ION, ILLINOIS.

MILK-CARD HOLDER.

Application filed August 6, 1927.

The use of schedule cards for use in connection with the sale and delivery of milk, butter, eggs, etc. is more 01' less common. These cards are usually printed on relatively long strips of paper with date lines and columns for different articles, and the house holder marks or checks the differentsquares or columns to indicate the requirements of the day. These cards are frequently fastened up or hung on nails or stuck in the doors or windows so that they may be ob served by the delivery man in order to know what is to be delivered. The present invention relates to a holder or casing which is adapted to be used for holding and protecting such cards.

The objects of this invention are to provide a new and improved card holder which is particularly adapted for holding milk cards or the like; to provide a card holder which will not only protect the card against the elements but will permit its being easily read by the delivery man; to provide a card holder having a transparent front which may be readily adjusted with respect to the card to permit marking of the card; to provide an enclosed holder for milk cards hav ing a transparent front and having a hinged cover, which cover is arranged to prevent water from entering the holder; to provide a combined milk card and pencil holder; and to provide such other novel features and improvements as will be described more fully hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating this invention;

Figure 1 is a front view of the holder;

Figure 2 is a side view of the same;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a sectional detail taken on the line l4c of Figure 1.

My improved holder, as shown in these drawings, has a casing or body portion 5 which may be formed of any suitable material but which is preferably formed of asingle piece of sheet metal. The back 6 has sides 7 and bottom 8, provided respectively with inwardly turned flanges 9 and 10 to make a channel or guideway for receiving the card 11, which is adapted to fit freely therein. The edges of the channel portions are preferably folded back against the inner surfaces, as shown at 12, in order to stiffen the same and to avoid rough edges as well as giving the device a Serial No. 211,239.

more finished appearance. A pintle or hinge wire 13 is secured to the back at the upper end thereof and serves as asupport for the cover 1% which is hinged thereto. I I

This cover preferably extends downwardly at an angle, as shown, so that it will shed rain and at the same time provides a space at the top of the casing for taking hold of the card which may be bent over if desired, as shown in Figure 3, for convenience in withdrawing the same. The rounded or eye portion of the cover also extends over the upper edge of the back so that any water which might pass over the back of the cover will be deflected so that it will not enter the casing.

The casing is preferably provided with a transparent front or cover plate 15 which slips into the channel in front of the card in order to protect the same. This cover may be made of any'suitable material but is preferably made of glass. The holder may be mounted in any suitable position, as for instance on the wall or door, and is held by means of screws 16 which pass through holes in the back, as shown particularly in Figure 3.

A tube or pencil holder 17 is provided at the lower end of the casing for holding the pencil 18 for convenience in marking the card.

\Vhen this device is in use, the card is slipped into the holder in the manner indicated and when it is to be marked, the cover may be raised and the card withdrawn for marking or the front may be slid upwardly or removed so that the card will remain in position and can be readily marked in this manner.

From this description, it will be seen that I provide a novel form of holder which may be used wherever applicable but which, as above stated, is particularly intended for milk cards, or the like, and which will not only serve to protect the card but will hold it in a convenient manner both for marking and for observation by the delivery man.

Having thus described my invention, which, however, I do not wish to limit to the exact construction herein shown and described, except as pointed out in the following claims, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A card holder of the character de scribed comprising a plate having integrally formed bottom and side members, said members having inwardly projecting flanges with their inner portions folded back against the flanges, said sides and bottom forming a guideway, a glass front fitting in said guideway, the upper end of the plate also being folded back upon itself, a hinge rod having its ends bent and secured to the plate at the end thereof, a cover hinged to said rod and extending downwardly at an angle with its lower edge engaging with the upper ends of the side flanges, and means for supporting the plate. 7

2. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a plate having forwardly projecting sides and bottom, flanges extending inwardly from said sides and bottom, the inner edges of the flanges being folded back upon themselves and the sides having their upper portions bevelled, a cover hinged at the upper end of the back and extending downwardly and forwardly over the sides, a transparent cover plate fitting within the guideway formed by the sides and bottom, a

card mounted in the guideway between the back and cover plate and being of sufiicient length so that its upper end will be bent downwardly by the cover, holes through the back and screws through said holes for sup porting the device.

WILLIAM E. MOAN. 

